Why do kennels "give away" dogs - Page 1

I see this a lot over seas (me being in the US) I see it more with Working lines then Show. What's up

Some probably aren't worth selling - ROFLMAO!!!! Some breeders I have seen doing it so they can use it for bragging rights later on how many pups or dogs they have placed on a police dept or similar working areas. I see little of this with showline breeders. They work too hard advertising those $3k+ pups and they surely aren't giving them away. To who??? a police dept? RIGHT!!!! But I think it's mostly for the bragging rights EK... Sure some of those breeders doing this have their own reasons why they do this

If this is in reference to the ad placed here about free pups for police and SAR, look at the age of the litter in question. Whelped 5/14. That would now put them at 10, 11 weeks old? Later it encourages making reservations on the pups. Pups that could have gone home a few weeks ago? I would venture to say that it might be possible that in this case, the owner can't sell them. Why not place this ad before the litter was whelped, if it is as 'genuine' as it might look? Also, do police depts take puppies that young? I have always heard they look for dogs that have at a minimum already been screened for hips and have some basic training. As for other people (especially showline breeders) giving pups away, I think usually that falls into the category of co-ownership. Usually nothing of quality is truly 'free'.

LuvCzechDawgs, BTW, there are some showline police dogs. Came up in an earlier thread, and there are alot more if you research. Bet they weren't given away though. But back to the topic at hand. There is always a reason for a 'free' dog.

Lapote you your question No I was looking at Czech puppies over seas and had came across a few today with free puppies. It struck me as odd that they would just give them away. I mean these are TOP kennels doing it I could see giving to the police dept. due to they are limited on funds. but even with that it is a tax write off. *****Also, do police depts take puppies that young? ***** I was also told around a year of age for that reason hips and elbows.

Sorry it was supposed to be Lapote to your question

Police Departments generally do not take puppies in the US. Some departments overseas have their own breeding programs and work with puppies but as we all know puppies are a huge gamble. Food, vet, training and they don't make it for one reason or another your out time and money. Individual officers may take puppies in hopes of it working out but from what I have seen it usually doesn't as they don't have the training to train the puppies. Search and rescue is usually the individuals own dog that they train and have seen some very dedicated SAR people do very well with puppies. As far as the age on the puppies on that add. If you breed and don't have all sold at time of welping, you make sure you have the time and space for the pups till they are sold. I had 3 left from a litter that are 11 weeks old, One sold yesterday, another the people called and reserved and are comming friday to pickup and the third is going monday at 12 weeks. So they are not really too old to sell. Why kennels give away dogs, Beats me but the old saying is nothing in life is free.

Sorry, I do know that sometimes not all pups are sold at 8 weeks and that doesn't mean anything is wrong with them or the litter. It's odd though if you suddenly see what looks to be a whole litter advertised (in what appears to be the first ad on this site) at that age as being free to SAR and police. I know alot of people who have bought pups (myself included) that were older than 8 weeks, and have had good experiences.

Ok Here is the why I am Giving the pups away , . They will not be good for breeding as 3 of them are long hair and the other 2 if breed should produce long hairs also . This long hair came from the Dam and If I knew this I would have not done this breeding . I do not want to make any money off of pups that have a fault of beeing a long hair . I can do this as I am the breeder , I will not sell working line pups like alot of you do as pets . Also In Germany and other places pups are given away all the time to people in their schutzhund clubs , police and SAR and so on . They are my pups and I can do what I want with them so why do you care what I am doing with my litter . Now just because they are long hair does not make them junk but I feel that you should not be makeing money off of dogs that have faults , I also do have the kennel space to keep all of them for all their lives but I would rather give them to people who can use them .

I guess it's an individual thing - why kennels breed a litter and then give them all away - ???? I wouldn't have a clue. But, I like to keep a puppy back from litters when I can, usually it's the best puppy or the one I like the best - and if the "ultimate" home comes along for that puppy - such as, if the puppy I have looks like a top Schh prospect to me, and a person comes along that has competed at Nationals, titled dogs from puppy - has the training methods/trainer/intent to train that I think would do the puppy justice - or an experienced, dedicated and serious SAR handler who just retired or lost their dog - I'll consider giving that puppy to that handler, for free. Because, I'm not in it for the money - the money is secondary to me - first priority for me is to get the pup into the best/most appropriate home possible. And if I have a puppy that appears to be a super working prospect, and I can get it into a home where he will be worked to his potential, maybe make it to National level, world team, FEMA level SAR? With my kennel name attached to his name - then that is worth far more to me than the money. In fact I have just such a pup right now - for sale - or not to the right person - he's an awesome pup and will stay here until the right situation comes along for him, money or not. Just my opinion - to each his own. molly